Multi-player board game

A method for a computerized server controlling a multi-player board game played by a plurality of players using a respective plurality of computerized devices communicating with the server, said board game including at least three sets of indexed playing elements, a board having at least six sectors arranged sequentially, at least three sites at each sector for receiving the indexed playing elements, at least three regular dice, and at least one rule die having at least five data items on its faces, the data items determining respective playing rules, the method comprising:

• a. inviting the players to use their devices to negotiate certain parameters of a planned game session, said certain parameters including at least a number of indexed playing elements allocated to a player in the beginning of said planned game session;
• b. interacting with the devices for controlling the negotiation between the players;
• c. storing and updating a status of an active game session, and sharing at least part of content of said status with the devices;
• d. signaling to a device that an associated player being invited to play in turn;
• e. receiving data on one or more player actions from a device associated with the player;
• f. checking legality of said one or more player actions in accordance with score of the three regular dice, in accordance with a data item obtained by a raffle of said at least one rule die, and in accordance with playing rules compatible with the negotiated parameters;
• g. updating status of the active game session in accordance with legal actions;
• and
• h. measuring elapsed time since said signaling of a device and controlling the active game session according to the measured elapsed time.

A method of a computerized device operated by a player of a multi-player board game, the device communicating with a central computerized server and having a screen for presenting a board having at least six sectors arranged sequentially, at least three sites at each sector for receiving indexed playing elements, and at least one item selected from a list of items including:

• i. at least three sets of indexed playing elements;
• ii. at least three regular dice;
• and
• iii. at least one rule die having at least five data items on its faces, the data items determining respective playing rule,
• the method comprising:
• a. negotiating certain parameters of a planned game session, said certain parameters including at least a number of indexed playing elements allocated to each player in the beginning of said planned game session;
• b. receiving a signal from the server to play in turn;
• c. receiving an update of a status from the server and updating the screen to exhibit said status;
• d. sensing one or more player actions, and submitting data associated with the sensed one or more player actions to the server;
• and
• e. getting server notification regarding illegal player actions and presenting an appropriate notification to the player.